Associate Professor of Political Theory (Political Science)

Applications are invited for an Associate Professor in Political Science (Political Theory) in the School of Social and Political Sciences.

The Associate Professor will be an outstanding researcher as well as a committed and engaging teacher who will provide academic leadership across the Political Science discipline as well as more broadly across the School.

The School recognises that the student cohort has become increasingly diverse. The Associate Professor in Political Science (Political Theory) is expected to draw on their expertise in facilitating a classroom experience that meets the needs of the student cohort, to enrich the academic scholarship life.

An Associate Professor will make contributions to the advancement of scholarship and teaching and research in their discipline or related area(s). The research work of an Associate Professor will make a major original and innovative contribution to their field of study or research and be recognised as outstanding nationally or internationally.

Located in the School of Social and Political Sciences, the Political Science Discipline is home to more than thirty academic staff who undertake research and teaching in most of the main subfields of politics, including International Relations, Political Theory, Comparative Politics, Australian politics, Indigenous politics, and Public Policy and Governance. As an epistemologically and methodologically diverse discipline, the successful candidate will be expected to show a willingness to engage in intellectual exchange across a wide range of different theories, perspectives and topics in Political Science and Public Policy. Members of the discipline also have a particular interest in applicants who will complement and build on its existing strengths in research, teaching, and engagement.

For further information and the Position Description, refer to:
https://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/914505/associate-professor-in-political-science-political-theory